Frank is a bigger attention whore than JPII far more bold in his modernism than any other. But the clown nose seems appropriate for him. You know what they say--if the nose fits...
This could only be a clue for what's yet to come.
It couldn't stop here.
How do you top this? Look back
at the previous photo-ops, and you see the question
has been answered here.
How do you top not giving the crowd at Bernini's square
a blessing but standing there 'accepting the blessing of
the crowd'? You refuse to wear the red papal slippers.
How do you top refusing to wear the red papal slippers?
You put a beach ball on the high altar of St. Mary Major.
How do you top the beach ball stunt? You put on a red
nose like a clown, without the rest of the make-up.
How do you top the red nose schtick?
.....fill in the blank___________.........
Does anyone remember what the red papal slippers are for?
They remind us that the Pope stands ready to shed his
blood for the Faith, just as Our Lord's feet wore the blood
of His Passion on the Cross.
Don't forget how St. Peter died: crucified upside down.
Do you suppose his nose got red?
This could be a kind of prophesy -- the manner of the
death that Francis may experience. It won't be the first
time the the Pope gave a prophesy that he was unaware
he was giving at the time.
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